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<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">It’s been more than 50 years since Mary Beth Tinker was suspeneded for wearing a black arm band to school in protest of the Vietnam War, leading to the 1969 Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District.</span></p><p>“It was mighty times,” she says about the case and the controversy surrounding it and the Vietnam war. “And as I tell kids, now we’re living in mighty times again.”</p>Thu, 05 May 2016 19:33:00 +0000Lindsey Moon & Charity Nebbe74217 at http://iowapublicradio.org50 Years Later: Mary Beth Tinker Talks About Her Black Arm Band News Buzz: Iowa State Fair News and Iowa Rankings in a National Children's Reporthttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/news-buzz-iowa-state-fair-news-and-iowa-rankings-national-childrens-report
<p>Last year at the Iowa State Fair, Jason Powell of Des Moines said his free speech rights were violated after security guards ordered him to stop preaching on public sidewalks. Today on <em>River to River</em>, we find out the status of his lawsuit as well as whether he will be allowed at this year’s fair. We also find out about an Iowa developed vaccine that could cure dust-mite allergies. That and all the week’s Iowa stories on a news buzz edition of <em>River to River</em>.</p>Fri, 25 Jul 2014 21:59:59 +0000Ben Stanton & Emily Woodbury44313 at http://iowapublicradio.orgNews Buzz: Iowa State Fair News and Iowa Rankings in a National Children's ReportIowa Legal Historyhttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/iowa-legal-history
<p>In 1965, 13-year-old <a href="http://tinkertourusa.org/about/tinkerbio/">Mary Beth Tinker</a> arrived at her Des Moines junior high wearing a black armband to protest the Vietnam War.&nbsp; Little did she know that this simple act would lead to a historic and controversial U.S. Supreme Court <a href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0393_0503_ZS.html">decision</a>.</p>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 20:14:40 +0000Ben Kieffer & Sarah Boden29636 at http://iowapublicradio.orgIowa Legal HistoryPolitical Ads and Journalistic Obligationshttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/political-ads-and-journalistic-obligations
<p><font color="#1f497d">&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">In an election year when billions will be spent on political advertising, how much can you trust the claims you see on TV? Host Ben Kieffer&nbsp;talks with&nbsp;Tim Karr, director of strategy at Free Press, about recently published&nbsp;reports on how ads are impacting the race nationwide. Then,&nbsp;two Iowa TV stations&nbsp;explain how they're fact-checking ads.</font></p>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:20:19 +0000Ben Kieffer9711 at http://iowapublicradio.orgPolitical Ads and Journalistic Obligations